TLC
Americanabbreviation
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informal tender loving care
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thin-layer chromatography
Example Sentences
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It is the sort of fixer-upper, Cookie knows, that requires lots of TLC: “tender loving cash.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
The three-piece shared some DNA with US girl group TLC, in the sense that they were a contemporary R&B vocal trio with one member who also delivered the songs' raps.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
The family rose to fame via “19 Kids and Counting,” a long-running TLC reality series about a fundamentalist Christian family who homeschooled their children and disavowed birth control and kissing before marriage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
For the first time, you can legally watch the country’s top sports channel without also paying for truTV, TLC, Bravo, Court TV, and the like.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025
To Pearl’s delight—and Moody’s great irritation—the three of them climbed into Lexie’s Explorer and they headed down Parkland Drive toward the house on Winslow, TLC blasting from the rolled-down windows.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
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